tatso
tátso with stress marks
deep pan for sweet preserves
Usage Note
Tatso is a wide, deep cooking vessel traditionally used for making kalamay, latik, and other sweet Filipino preserves. The word reflects Chinese influence on Filipino culinary vocabulary and equipment. It is more commonly heard among older cooks and in regional provinces.
Examples
" Nagluto si lola sa tatso. "
Natural Translation
Grandma cooked in the deep pan.
Literal Translation
Cooked grandma in deep-pan.
" Nagluto si lola ng matamis sa tatso. "
Natural Translation
Grandma cooked sweets in the deep pan.
Literal Translation
Cooked grandma of sweet in deep-pan.
" Buong maghapong hinalo ni lola ang kalamay sa malaking tatso hanggang sa lumapot ito at maging makintab at matamis. "
Natural Translation
Grandma stirred the kalamay in the big deep pan all day until it thickened and became glossy and sweet.
Literal Translation
Whole-day stirred grandma the kalamay in big deep-pan until thickened it and became glossy and sweet.
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